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The port of tightens the ties with the American crocieristico group Royal Caribbean Cruises
In 2016 and the 2017 the ships "Harmony of the Seas" and "Freedom of the Seas" will be placed stablily in from Liguria port respective
January 27, 2016
Yesterday the president of the Harbour Authority of, Lorenzo Forcieri, has received the representatives of the crocieristico group American Royal Caribbean Cruises who in the course of the encounter has confirmed the strategicità of from Liguria port of call in the within of the programs of the company. Moreover the mediterranean port operations of Royal Caribbean, Alessandro Carollo, and Anna D' Imporzano, port operation director of Aloschi&Bassani, agent and tour operator for Italy of the American crocieristica company, let alone Giorgia Bucchioni, agent representative of Royal Caribbean to, has assured the presence of the crocieristico group to for 2016 and 2017, years in which in from Liguria port the ships Harmony of the Seas and Freedom of the Seas will be placed stablily respective. In particular Harmony of the Seas, when it toes make one's debut in the spring of 2016, with its 227,000 tons of tonnage will become the greatest cruise ship of the world exceeding, even though little, the two twin units Oasis and Allure. In two years fleeting the American society will carry to 250 thousand.
The representatives of Royal Caribbean have confirmed also to president Forcieri the programs of widening of the fleet in existence and the number of present ships in the Mediterranean. Also in this future perspective she is restated the strategic valence of the port of and its ability to answer always adequately to the requirements of the market.
Expressing satisfaction for the confidence come to an agreement to the port, Forcieri, in the optical to multiply the fallen back ones on the territory, has demanded to the managers of the crocieristico group to on board distribute of the ships a map of the city and shopping&welcome a card elaborated from the Harbour Authority spezzina in collaboration with the Committee Traders of Centro Storico in the within of the project "We make Center". The representatives of Royal Caribbean have declared themselves favorable to the initiative.
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